August News/Discussion

[WimpySmurf]

Lack of downranking would be rough in TBC.

I also thought mixing rank 5 or 6 holy light every so many FoL casts was nice to keep Light's Grace up 100% of the time on the nights I am spec'd holy, but then again, paladin healing is changing a lot (for the better) in wrath, from the look of the direction they are headed (holy tree isn't finished yet).

Yeah, I actively use 3 different ranks of Holy Light to keep Light's Grace, and heal the an appropriate amount (minimizing overheal). Assuming that spell stay %base mana, in Wrath it kinda looks to me like a Holy Pally will not try to keep Light's Grace up full time by mixing in lower ranked Holy Lights. But will instead be casting Flash & Beacon, until a burst of damage occurs, which they'll lead off with a Holy Shock followed by an instant max Rank Holy Light and then into 2s Holy Lights if needed. I rarely ever use Holy Shock for healing just because of the range issue, but with it having a 40yd range for healing in Wrath, it'll be much more useful. Of course this change could also just pigeon hole Holy Pallies further into MT healing roles as well, with them going back to full time cancel casting of max rank Holy Lights.

-WimpySmurf